Columbus’ Jeff Bartolozzi stars alongside nine other award-winning pastry chefs in Netflix’s new “Blue Ribbon Baking Championship,” which premiered Friday .
Dig in: The show , hosted by chef Sandra Lee and “American Pie” star Jason Biggs, puts state fair blue ribbon-winning competitors against each other for the chance to win $100,000.
- Emmy-winner Lee judges with former White House pastry chef Bill Yosses and award-winning baker Bryan Ford.
Zoom in: Bartolozzi grew up near Cleveland and now works for Barnes & Thornburg inside the Huntington Center, the Dispatch reports .
- He was the best-of-show baking winner at the 2019 Ohio State Fair.
What he’s saying: “This baking show was way more stressful than some of the cases I’ve worked on … I didn’t have a meltdown, I guess, but there were definitely moments when you’re in the process.”
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